Evrei 9
1 Atunci, într-adevăr, primul legământ avea și rânduieli ale serviciului divin și un sanctuar pământesc.
[To continue]: In the first [covenant, God] regulated how people [should perform] rituals, and [he told them to make] [MTY] a sanctuary.
2 Pentru că a fost zidit un tabernacol; primul, în care era sfeșnicul și masa și pâinile punerii înainte, care este numit sanctuarul.
[That sanctuary] was a tent that [the Israelites] set up. In its outer room there was the lampstand and the table [on which they put] the bread that [the priests] presented [to God. That room] was called ‘the holy place’.
3 Iar după a doua perdea, tabernacolul care este numit locul Preasfânt,
Behind the curtain inside [the holy place] there was [another] room. That was called ‘the very holy place’.
4 Care avea tămâietoarea de aur și chivotul legământului îmbrăcat peste tot cu aur, în care era vasul de aur care avea mană și toiagul lui Aaron care înmugurise și tablele legământului;
It had an altar, [made from] gold, [for burning] incense. [It also had the chest which they called] the chest of the covenant. All its sides were covered with gold. In it was the golden pot which contained [pieces of the food they called] manna. [That was the food with which God miraculously fed the people before they entered the promised land]. In the chest there was also Aaron’s walking stick that budded [to prove that he was God’s true priest]. In the chest were also the stone tablets [on which God had written] the Ten Commandments.
5 Iar deasupra acestuia, heruvimii gloriei umbrind scaunul milei, despre care nu putem vorbi acum în amănunt.
On top of [the chest] were [figures of] winged creatures [that symbolized God’s] glory. Their [wings] overshadowed the chest’s lid where [the high priest sprinkled the blood] (to [atone for/to forgive]) [those who had sinned. I] do not [need] to write about these things in detail now.
6 Iar după ce acestea au fost astfel rânduite, preoții intrau întotdeauna în primul tabernacol, împlinind serviciul divin.
After all those things were prepared {After they had prepared all those things like that} [in the two rooms of the tent], the [Jewish] priests habitually went into the outer [room of the] tent to perform their rituals.
7 Dar în al doilea intra marele preot singur, o dată pe an, nu fără sânge, pe care îl oferea pentru el însuși și pentru greșelile poporului;
But into the inner room, only the Supreme Priest [went], once a year. He always took [LIT] the blood [of animals that they had slaughtered]. He offered them [to God] for his own [sins] and for the sins that other people had committed. They included sins that they did not realize [were sinful].
8 Duhul Sfânt arătând aceasta, că drumul în locul preasfânt nu era încă făcut cunoscut, în timp ce era încă în picioare primul tabernacol,
By those things the Holy Spirit indicated that [just like God] did not reveal the way [for ordinary people] to enter into the inner room while the outer room still existed [MET], [similarly he did not reveal the way for ordinary people to enter the presence of God while the Jewish system of offering sacrifices was in effect].
9 Care era o prefigurare pentru timpul de atunci, în care au fost oferite deopotrivă daruri și sacrificii, care nu puteau desăvârși în ce privește conștiința pe cel ce servea,
[The things that the priests did inside the outer room] [MTY] symbolized [what was true] during the time [when the first covenant was in effect]. According to [the first covenant] (OR, [In that outer room]), [priests] offered gifts and other sacrifices to God. But [by offering them], the people who brought them were unable to make themselves feel that they were no longer guilty for having sinned.
10 Constând doar în mâncăruri și băuturi și diferite îmbăieri și rânduieli carnale, impuse până la timpul reformării.
[They brought those gifts and made those sacrifices] according to [regulations concerning] things to eat and drink, and [according to rules that required people to] wash various things. [God] declared that those regulations about our bodies were to be in effect until [he put into effect the new covenant]; that was a better system.
11 Dar Cristos, venind ca mare preot al lucrurilor bune ce vor veni, printr-un tabernacol mai mare și desăvârșit, nu făcut de mâini, altfel spus, nu din această clădire,
But when Christ came as our Supreme Priest, [he brought] the good things that are now available. When he appeared, [he went into God’s presence in heaven. That is like a] [MET] very great and perfect tent not made by humans {which no human made} [SYN]; that is, it is not part of the world [God] created. It was better [than the tent Moses set up here on earth].
12 Nici prin sângele țapilor și vițeilor, ci prin propriul lui sânge a intrat o [singură] dată în locul sfânt, obținând o răscumpărare eternă pentru noi. (aiōnios g166)
[When a Supreme Priest goes into the inner room in the tent each year, he takes] goats’ blood and calves’ blood [to offer as a sacrifice]. But Christ did not [do that. It was as though] he went into that very holy place only once, taking his own blood with him. By doing that, he eternally redeemed us. (aiōnios g166)
13 Căci dacă sângele taurilor și țapilor și cenușa unei vițele stropind pe cei întinați sfințește spre curățirea cărnii,
The priests sprinkle on people goats’ blood and bulls’ blood and [the water that has been filtered through] the ashes of a [red] heifer that has been [completely burned. By performing that ritual, they can ritually] cleanse the bodies of those who are [ceremonially] unclean. Furthermore, performing those rituals enabled people to have fellowship with God again.
14 Cu cât mai mult sângele lui Cristos, care prin Duhul cel etern s-a oferit pe sine însuși fără pată lui Dumnezeu, va curăța conștiința voastră de faptele moarte, pentru a servi Dumnezeului cel viu? (aiōnios g166)
[So, because we know what] Christ [accomplished when] his blood flowed [when he died for us] [PRS, MTY], we will be very certain that we are not guilty [of having] done those things [that those who are spiritually] dead do. [As a result], we can serve God, who is all-powerful. [The priests always offer to God animals] with no defects. Similarly, when Christ offered himself [as a sacrifice] to God, he was sinless [MET]. He did that as a result of [God’s] eternal Spirit [helping him]. (aiōnios g166)
15 Și din această cauză, el este mijlocitorul noului testament, pentru ca prin moarte, pentru răscumpărarea încălcărilor care au fost sub primul testament, cei chemați să primească promisiunea moștenirii eterne. (aiōnios g166)
[By] dying [for us], [Christ] ([redeemed/] free from the penalty for their sins) even those who disobeyed the [conditions of] (OR, [during the time of]) the first covenant. So, [because] no [one could be made perfect by obeying the old covenant], now Christ establishes [between God and people] a new covenant. He does that in order that those whom God has chosen may eternally have [the blessings that God] has promised them. (aiōnios g166)
16 Fiindcă unde este un testament, trebuie neapărat să aibă loc [și] moartea testatorului.
A covenant [is like a will. In the case of a will], [in order to put its provisions into effect], someone must prove that the one who made it has died.
17 Fiindcă un testament intră în vigoare după ce oamenii sunt morți, întrucât nu are nicio putere cât timp trăiește testatorul.
A will goes into effect [only when the one who makes the will] has died. It is not in effect when the one who made it is still alive.
18 De aceea, nici primul testament nu a fost consacrat fără sânge.
And so [God] put the first covenant into effect only [LIT] by means of [animals’] blood that was shed [when they were slaughtered].
19 Fiindcă Moise, după ce a spus fiecare precept întregului popor conform legii, a luat sângele vițeilor și al țapilor, cu apă și lână stacojie și isop, și a stropit deopotrivă cartea și întregul popor,
After Moses had declared to all the Israelites everything that God commanded in the laws [that God gave him], he took calves’ and goats’ blood [mixed] with water. He [dipped into it] scarlet wool [that he tied around] a sprig of hyssop. Then he sprinkled [with some of the blood] the scroll itself containing God’s laws. Then he sprinkled [more of that blood on all the] people,
20 Spunând: Acesta este sângele testamentului pe care Dumnezeu vi l-a poruncit.
saying to them, “This is the blood [which brings into effect] the covenant that God commanded that you [obey].”
21 Și tot așa, a stropit cu sânge deopotrivă tabernacolul și toate vasele servirii.
Likewise, he sprinkled with that blood the tent and every object that they used in performing rituals.
22 Și, conform legii, aproape toate sunt curățate cu sânge; și fără vărsare de sânge nu este iertare.
It was by [sprinkling] blood that they [ritually] cleansed almost everything. That was what [was stated in] God’s laws. If blood is not shed [when people offer a sacrifice, God] cannot forgive [the person who is making the sacrifice].
23 De aceea era necesar ca modelele lucrurilor din ceruri să fie curățate cu acestea, dar înseși lucrurile cerești cu sacrificii mai bune decât acestea.
So, by rituals like that, it was necessary for [the priests] to cleanse the things that symbolized what Christ does [MTY] in heaven. But God has to [consecrate] the [people who will enter] [MTY] heaven [by means of] better sacrifices than those.
24 Căci Cristos nu a intrat în locurile sfinte făcute de mâini, care sunt prefigurările celor adevărate, ci chiar în cer, pentru a se arăta acum în prezența lui Dumnezeu pentru noi;
Christ did not enter a sanctuary that humans made. That one only represented the true [sanctuary]. Instead, he entered heaven itself, in order to now be in God’s presence [to plead with] God for us.
25 Nici ca să se ofere pe sine însuși de [mai] multe ori, așa cum intră marele preot în locul sfânt în fiecare an cu sângele altora,
The [Jewish] Supreme Priest enters the very holy place once every year, taking blood that is not his own, [to offer it as a sacrifice]. But when Christ entered heaven, it was not in order to offer himself repeatedly like that.
26 Fiindcă atunci trebuia să sufere de [mai] multe ori de la întemeierea lumii; dar acum, la sfârșitul lumii, el s-a arătat o [singură] dată pentru desființarea păcatului prin însuși sacrificiul lui. (aiōn g165)
[If that were so], he would have needed to suffer [and shed his blood] repeatedly since [the time when God] created the world. But instead, in this final age, [Christ] has appeared once in order that by sacrificing himself he could cause [that people] no longer will be [punished for their] sins. (aiōn g165)
27 Și după cum oamenilor le este rânduit să moară o [singură] dată, iar după aceasta, judecata,
All people must die once, and after that [God] will judge them [for their sins].
28 Tot așa, Cristos a fost oferit o [singură] dată pentru a purta păcatele multora; și celor ce îl așteaptă li se va arăta a doua oară, fără păcat, pentru salvare.
Likewise, when Christ [died], [God] offered him once to be a sacrifice, to punish him instead of the many [people who had] sinned. He will come [to earth] a second time, not [in order to sacrifice himself again for those who] have sinned, but in order to [complete] his saving those who expectantly wait for him.
